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To: Tumbleweed who wrote (19740)	3/20/2001 10:06:11 AM
From: Tumbleweed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

New Macronix Content Cards to Expand Palm Handheld Capabilities Reader's Note: This release complements today's announcement from Palm, Inc. regarding the Palm m500 series handheld computers MILPITAS, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Macronix America has announced a new family of low-cost, read-only Content Cards that will enhance the capabilities of Palm(TM) m500 series handheld computers. Macronix Content Cards are fully compatible with the expansion slot built in all new Palm handhelds. These cards are approximately the size of a postage stamp with the thickness of a credit card. Macronix will initially offer a family of preprogrammed read-only Cards with capacities up to 32MBytes. A family of field programmable Cards will be introduced later in the year. For reference, an 8MByte Content Card can store up to 2000 pages of material. The Cards are an ideal medium for a variety of content including books, dictionaries, maps, travel guides and games. The Cards may also be used to store such complex content as music compressed in formats such as MP3. Commenting on the cooperative effort between Macronix and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM), Alan Portnoy, president of Macronix America stated: "As the worldwide leader in Read-Only Memory (ROM) semiconductor products, we are very pleased to provide low-cost solutions to expand the functionality of the new Palm m500 series handhelds, as well as future handhelds. This will enhance the experience and add value to the investment of Palm customers which can only benefit both companies." Byron Connell, vice president, Product Management and Planning, Palm, Inc., added, "We at Palm welcome the valuable contributions from companies like Macronix, whose products augment ours and help us to better serve our customers, strengthening our position as an industry leader in the mobile-solutions field." Macronix 8MByte ROM Cards are available for orders now with a price below $10.00 in 2500-piece quantities. The 2MByte ROM cards will be introduced in calendar 2Q 2001 with a price below $5.00 in volume. The 16MByte and 32MByte cards will follow soon after. Macronix America, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Macronix International Co. Ltd., Taiwan. A world leader in Nonvolatile Memory Devices, the company also markets a broad range of other semiconductor solutions. In Y2000, worldwide sales exceeded $1 Billion. The U.S. headquarters is located at 491 Fairview Way, Milpitas, CA 95035. NOTE: Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. SOURCE Macronix America, Inc.

To: Tumbleweed who wrote (19740)	3/20/2001 10:12:57 AM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Tumbleweed, Based on my Microsoft WinCE/Pocket PC experience, which is a richer multimedia experience, there will definitely be a need for expandable storage as you mention. It remains to be seen if people will be attracted to these options and what percentage of Palm/PocketPC/Psion/Handspring users will venture away from simple calendar/address applications. I think the Palm device is just the first in a long line of interesting new SDMC/MMC based devices. The SD Association has more than 200 members, so there must be other goodies coming out soon. Question is whether consumer confidence will pick up and people will start buying some of these devices. Now where is the announcement about Infineon's licensing of MMC? Aus